Ground Paramedic - Full-Time

Plumas District Hospital•Quincy, CA

1d•$27 - $35•Hybrid

About The Position

The paramedic has contact with the staff of base hospitals, and outlying hospitals; with physicians, public service agencies (fire, police, highway patrol) and ground ambulance personnel; patients and their families; and with various service groups for public relations and educational purposes. The paramedic has the authority to determine medical and therapy based on the assessment of the patient in keeping with established protocols; safety decisions involving patient and aircraft/ambulance; whether or not additional equipment should be taken; in triage, who to transport and setting of priorities; and the care, inventory, and ordering of standard medical supplies. Decisions that must be referred to the supervisor are management decisions outside established policies and procedures; flight requests outside of normal administrative guidelines – distance, search and rescue, private residence, prearranged transports, long distance transports; ride-alongs; equipment purchase and addition/deletion of different drugs; changes in medical protocol; and the coordination of public relations request.

Requirements

Current Paramedic in the State of California
Current ACLS
CA Ambulance Driver’s License – CA Resident
Current CPR
Current PHTLS / ITLS
Current PALS certification
Medical Examiner’s Certification
Norcal Certification
NREMT-Paramedic
Valid Nevada / California Driver’s license
Experience operating an emergency vehicle a plus, a clean driving record mandatory.
Knowledge of medical policies, procedures and the SEMSA Standard of Care.
Must possess excellent written and verbal skills.
Self starter requiring little oversight.
Must be adaptable to change and able to function in a team based management structure.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a high performance ALS system beneficial.
Experience in EMS and public education; field or classroom based desired.
Pre-hospital experience.

Responsibilities

Protect the privacy of all patient information in accordance with the Company’s privacy policies, procedures, and practices, as required by federal [and state] law, and in accordance with general principles of professionalism as a health care provider.
Access protected health information and other patient information only to the extent that is necessary to complete your job duties.
Share patient information only with those who have a need to know specific patient information to complete their job responsibilities related to treatment, payment or other company operations.
Report, without the threat of retaliation, any concerns regarding the Company’s policies and procedures on patient privacy and any observed practices in violation of that policy to the designated company Privacy Officer.
Actively participate in Company privacy training and updates made available.
Communicate privacy policy information to coworkers, students, patients and others in accordance with Company policy.